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FZNT27 KNHC 180916
OFFN06

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
416 AM EST WED FEB 18 2015

...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED
COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS...

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM SARASOTA BAY THROUGH 23N91W TO
18N93W WILL MOVE SE OF GULF WATERS TODAY. GALE CONDITIONS ALONG
THE COAST OF VERACRUZ S OF 21N W OF 95W WILL DIMINISH LATER
TODAY. A RIDGE WILL MOVE E ACROSS THE GULF TODAY THROUGH FRI
BEHIND THE FRONT. SE RETURN FLOW WILL BUILD IN THE W GULF THU
AND EXPAND E BEHIND THE RIDGE. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH SAT
AND SAT NIGHT AHEAD OF A NEW COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE INTO THE
NW GULF SUN AND STRETCH FROM NEAR MOBILE BAY TO BROWNSVILLE
TEXAS SUN NIGHT. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. 
.SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.SAT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.